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For what values of c will the quadratic equation y=x2+6x+c have no real zeroes? Set up and solve an inequality for this problem. ...thanks for the help

 Nov 10, 2015
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c<9

 Nov 10, 2015
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For what values of c will the quadratic equation y=x2+6x+c have no real zeroes? Set up and solve an inequality for this problem. ...thanks for the help

 

 

 ax2+bx+c=0x=b±b24ac2adiscriminant D =b24acno real zeroes D<0b24ac<0 

 

y=x2+6x+c=0a=1b=6 b24ac<0 (6)24c<0364c<0|+4c36<4c|:49<cc>9

 

no real zeroes if c > 9

 

laugh

 Nov 10, 2015

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